Pelham Village Trustee
What does this office do?
- Voting on local rules and the budget
- Overseeing local services and staff
- Setting zoning and building rules in the village or town
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates:
Neighborhood Party
Latham & Watkins partner who advises banks on financial regulation, with over 30 years of law practice and a clerkship for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. His priorities are bringing village debt and spending under control and wider citizen participation in village decisions.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 3 for
Neighborhood Party
U.S. Army veteran of 25 years, known locally as Rhett, who has lived in Pelham since 2007. His priorities are pausing proposed development projects, repealing the business district floating zone, and fixing parking.
Democratic
Town of Pelham Council Member and general counsel at Mercy University, previously a Bronx rackets prosecutor and CUNY associate counsel. Her priorities include the village's flood mitigation project and pedestrian safety, parking, and traffic.
Records: Government Efficiency 2 for, Government Spending Reduction 2 against, Public Infrastructure 2 for,
Democratic · Incumbent
Village of Pelham Trustee since 2024 and liaison to the Arts Council and Fire Department, and a CPA with over 20 years in the energy sector. Her priorities include storm resiliency and infrastructure, plus pedestrian safety and support for local businesses.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 3 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for,
Neighborhood Party
Engineer in the construction industry who has lived in Pelham for more than 50 years, the last 12 in the village. His priorities are controlling the village's roughly $18 million debt and a budget that keeps services high while giving taxpayers good value.
Democratic · Incumbent
Village of Pelham Trustee since 2020 and the board's police liaison, and an executive creative director at the accounting firm Armanino. His priorities are expanding the pedestrian safety program and fixing stormwater flooding.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Government Spending Reduction 3 against, Environment and Public Health 2 for,
Sources: citizenparticipation.westchestercountyny.gov · pelhamexaminer.com